emulator: Daphne
type: standalone + libretro
core_classification: community_fork
source: "https://github.com/libretro/daphne"
upstream: "https://github.com/mirror/daphne-emu"
profiled_date: "2026-03-23"
core_version: "Git"
display_name: "Arcade (Daphne)"
cores:
  - daphne
systems:
  - arcade-laserdisc

notes: |
  LaserDisc arcade game emulator. Port of Daphne 1.0 (Matt Ownby) to libretro.
  Each game loads its own arcade ROM set from a ZIP file named after the game
  (e.g. lair.zip). ROMs are loaded from a content-relative directory structure
  (homedir/roms/) with CRC32 verification (game.cpp:767-781). The core never
  accesses the RetroArch system directory. Additional per-game data (framefiles,
  sound samples, overlay BMPs) is also loaded relative to the content directory.

files: []

exclusion_note: >
  .info declares no firmware (firmware_count absent). Code confirmed: the core
  never calls RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY. All files (ROM ZIPs,
  framefiles, sound, pics) load from the content directory via g_homedir
  (libretro.cpp:1153, set to rom_path/..). No shared system BIOS or firmware.